Category Archives: deepening into soul

Solstice: The Dawning of a New Cycle

Posted on December 17, 2018 by catherine grytting

The Winter Solstice on Friday, December 21 represents the turning point in the sun’s journey from the shortening to the lengthening of daylight hours.  In the days leading to and following the Winter Solstice, we have the opportunity to connect … Continue reading →

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Whose Voice is That? Practices to Hear Your Soul

Posted on July 31, 2018 by catherine grytting

Let’s play a listening game!  Pause for a minute and pay attention to your immediate surroundings.  Generally, the most distinctive and loudest clicks and roars dominate.  Ignore the most noticeable noises and listen more deeply to find quiet and subtle … Continue reading →

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Whose Voice Is That? Identifying the Source of Your Thoughts

Posted on June 20, 2018 by catherine grytting

I miss these quiet cues when I am operating in my head rather than my heart. Continue reading →

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Whose Voice Is That? Differentiating Between Society and Soul

Posted on May 22, 2018 by catherine grytting

How do you tell the difference between the song of the soul and the thoughts that echo societal messages?  Frequently, the soul murmurs to the heart while communication from the collective reverberates through the mind.  Over time, societal messages take … Continue reading →

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Expanded Awareness: Perceiving Other Realms

Posted on February 22, 2018 by catherine grytting

The French philosopher, Teilhard de Chardin, reminds us that “we are not human beings having a spiritual experience.  We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” [i]  How might your life be different if you lived from the expanded perspective … Continue reading →

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Autumn Equinox: Finding Balance in the Changing Seasons

Posted on September 22, 2017 by catherine grytting

Today is the Autumn Equinox. This annual event offers an opportunity to think about balance, growing darkness and Earthly influences. On the Equinox, balance occurs between daylight and darkness.  During the following six months, growing darkness expands to the shortest … Continue reading →

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Come to the Water: A Meditation to Quench Your Thirst for Well-Being

Posted on September 17, 2016 by catherine grytting

What qualities and experiences quench your thirst for well-being?  Recently, I facilitated a mindfulness training that focused, in part, on consciously choosing the energies we want to experience.  It is possible to select a state of being and direct your … Continue reading →

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Growing Your Soul: Questions to Uncover Intentions for 2016

Posted on January 18, 2016 by catherine grytting

Winter is a time when nature rests.  Trees drop their leaves.  Animals hibernate.  Plants go dormant.  In contrast, humanity maintains the same hurried pace throughout the year.  The season of slowing invites us to pause, reassess life circumstances and adjust … Continue reading →

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Soul Spring: 5 Steps to New Growth

Posted on March 28, 2015 by catherine grytting

The circle of seasons brings us, once again, to a time of rebirth.  What are the conditions that support new growth?  In the garden, the steps are to weed, enrich the soil, plant, water and wait.  In our personal and … Continue reading →

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The Caterpillar and Butterfly: Story as a Language of the Soul

Posted on May 23, 2014 by catherine grytting

How does your soul speak?  The language of the soul includes imagery, poetry, story, music, movement and other forms of expression that carry us beyond the mind.  In today’s blog post, I call to your soul by retelling Aesop’s Fable … Continue reading →

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